Upset! Murray crashes out of Madrid Open

World number one tennis superstar Andy Murray is out of the Madrid Open after losing a last-16 clash to Borna Coric in straight sets.

Ranked 59th in the world, Coric, who secured his first ATP Tour title in Morocco last month, won 6-3 6-3 on Thursday at the Manolo Santana.

The 20-year-old broke Murray three times in the opening set, and a further break in the second was enough to secure victory.

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Murray, 29, who lost in the last 16 of the Monte Carlo Masters last month, and was then beaten by Thiem in the semi-finals of the Barcelona Open, looked frustrated throughout the game as his woes on clay continue.

However, Coric will face either Grigor Dimitrov or Dominic Thiem in the quarter-finals.

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